Trent Bridge

Fixture News | 24th June 2007

Outlaws ready to capture Foxes

Outlaws captain Stephen Fleming expects the
Twenty20 Cup clash with Leicestershire to be won by the team that holds their
nerve under pressure - and claims his side are well placed to take advantage of
any slip-ups from the holders.

Twenty20 Cup North GroupJune 25: Notts Outlaws v Leicestershire
FoxesStart time: 5.30pmTickets on the day cost £14 for adults and
£7 for under-16s. A family ticket for two adults and two under-16s costs £35.

The 2006 finalists both go into the
eagerly-awaited rematch with 100 per cent records so far, and Fleming is
looking for another Notts win to generate momentum towards a quarter-final
place.

He said: "We have improved and worked very
hard on winning the key moments within a game, something we've been able to do
in our two matches so far.

"The players are beginning to understand
why we're winning games, which makes it easier to repeat and do again and
again.

"You still need an element of luck in such
short and tight matches, but you can create your own luck by playing good
percentage cricket."

Following three years of disappointing
results, Fleming introduced a fresh programme of thorough and detailed
preparation last year, which paid off with a run all the way to Finals Day at
Trent Bridge.

Similar plans have proved successful
against Derbyshire Phantoms and Lancashire Lightning and the Kiwi knows the
players will need to stay focused against one of the most accomplished Twenty20
teams in the country.

He added: "If we can get another win we
will be on a roll and properly into Twenty20 mode. It's a tough campaign
because you can really only afford one defeat to be confident of qualifying.

"But we're starting to win the close games
now and we can do that again against Leicestershire."

Squad news:Will Jefferson suffered another hamstring
injury in the field against Lancashire and will not play again in the group
stages.The injury is on the opposite leg to that
which caused him to miss much of the first half of the season but will force
him out for several weeks.Mark Wagh comes into the squad as his
replacement.